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August 11, 2011

This month, EveryMac.com features a comprehensively updated MacBook Air Q&A and Aluminum Mac mini Q&A to cover the latest models.

Complete -- and official -- 32-bit and 64-bit Geekbench benchmarks for the new Macs have been added as have preliminary specs and details on the latest iMac model, which only is available for purchase by educational institutions. Estimated Current Retail prices have been updated sitewide, as well.

Additionally, the Currently Shipping, By Year, By Processor, By Case Type, By Capability, and By Identifier Mac specs listings have been updated and Mac Manuals, Mac Benchmarks, and Global Original Mac Prices have been updated, also.

The Ultimate Mac Comparison and Ultimate Mac Lookup features all have been updated, too.

The completely updated MacBook Air Q&A answers questions from "How much faster are the custom configured Core i7-powered 'Mid-2011' MacBook Air models than the stock Core i5-powered models? Is the extra performance worth the extra cost?" to "How do you replace or upgrade the storage in the 'Mid-2011' MacBook Air? Is it even possible?" and dozens of others about the latest razor-thin models.

The likewise completely updated Aluminum Mac mini Q&A answers "How do you connect the Aluminum Mac mini to a television?" and How do you upgrade the RAM in the Aluminum Mac mini models? How much RAM do they actually support?" and everything in between about the fast, but optical drive lacking, new Mac mini line.

If you buy a new MacBook Air, Mac mini, or education-only iMac, please send in its serial number. The non-personal information will be added to the Ultimate Mac Lookup to help with model identification and differentiation. Thank you very much.

In case you missed one, a selection of Q&As since the last major update include:

How fast are the "Mid-2011" MacBook Air models compared to one another and to earlier MacBook Air models? How fast are these models compared to the "Early 2011" MacBook Pro models?
How much faster are the custom configured Core i7-powered "Mid-2011" MacBook Air models than the stock Core i5-powered models? Is the extra performance worth the extra cost?
What is the battery life of the "Mid-2011" MacBook Air models in "real-world" usage tests? Do the faster custom-configured Core i7 models have inferior battery life than the standard models?
How do you replace or upgrade the storage in the "Late 2010" and "Mid-2011" MacBook Air models? Is it even possible?
How do you connect an Aluminum "Unibody" Mac mini to a television?
How fast are the "Mid-2011" Aluminum "Unibody" Mac mini models compared to the "Mid-2010" models replaced?
How do you upgrade the RAM in the Aluminum "Unibody" Mac mini models? How much RAM of what type do they actually support?
How do you upgrade the hard drive(s) in the Aluminum "Unibody" Mac mini models? What type of hard drive(s) do they support?

If you weren't following along on social media, select dates in Mac History since the last major site update include the following introductions:

July 29, 1993: The then lightning fast Quadra 840AV, the fastest 68k Mac.
July 30, 1997: Motorola announced the monster StarMax Pro 6000. Unfortunately, it never shipped.
August 1, 1996: The black clad, Australia-exclusive Performa 5400/180 DE.
August 3, 1993: The first, both beloved and mocked, Newton MessagePad.
August 7, 2006: The first Mac Pro. Five years go by so quickly!
August 11, 1997: Daystar introduced the Genesis MP 932+ with four then blazing fast processors.

For earlier Mac History mentions, please refer to EveryMac.com's Mac History section.

Additions & Changes:

Added preliminary specs and identifiers:

iMac "Core i3" 3.1 21.5-Inch (Late 2011)

Added complete specs, identifiers, benchmarks and global prices:

Updated Mac specification listings:

Updated site features:

Updated the MacBook Air Q&A and Aluminum Mac mini Q&A with complete details on the latest models.

Updated "Estimate Current Retail" pricing sitewide.

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